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E. R. & W. T. SPEE R.

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APPLICATION FILED MN. 22, I913.

1,146,360. Patented July 13, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July is, 1915.

' 7 Application fi1ed. January 22, 1913. Serial N 0. 743,570.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that we, EBEN R. Srnnn and 'VfiLLrAM T. SPEER, citizens of the United States, residing at Brookville, in the county of Montgomery and State .of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates broadly to an improved gate and more particularly to a novel operating means therefor.

This invention relates to gates and more particularly to a novel operating means therefor.

An object'of this invention is the provision of a device which may be readily operated by the occupant of a vehicle, from either side of the gate without the necessity of the occupant leaving the vehicle.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a gate which is pivoted in a suitable manner so as to be readily opened, and at the same-time, may be expeditiously closed when the latch bar, which is associated with the gate, contacts with the latch element.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scope of our invention willbe more readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is an elevational view of the gate constructed in accordance with this invention, said gate be ing shown in open position, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, the dotted lines being shown to indicate the arc in which the gate swings, Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view showing the locking mechanism for the gate, Fig. 4 is a front elevational View of the latch constructed in accordance with this invention, Fig. 5 is a sectional View taken on the line 5-.5 of Fig. 1," Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view of the disks which are arranged on the gate post, the gate post being shown in fragmentary elevation, Fig. 7 is a detail view of the operating pulleys, and Fig. 8 is a detail enlarged view of the pulleys used in the present invention showing the same separated and illustrating the proximate faces thereof in plan, likewise showing them'anner in which the pulleys are in connection with the latch bar, only a portion of the latter being shown.

1 In the drawings wherein is shown the preferred form of this invention, the numeral 10 represents the gate post proper on which the gate is mounted. The gate post is formed of any suitable material, preferably wood, and has one end thereof seated in a concrete foundation 11 so as to prevent decaying of the fence post, and at the same time, allowing for the free rotation of the same therein. A disk 12 is rigidly-mounted on the fence post 10 through the medium of a key 13, said disk being provided with a depending annular flange, and an annular groove 14, the lower face of the annular flange engaging with the top of the con crete foundation, as shown to advantage in Fig. 6. Arranged on-the post 10, subjacent the disk 12, is a second disk which is of a diameter smaller than that of the disk 12, so as to allow for the free rotation of the depending annular flange which is formed on the disk 12, around the outer periphery thereof. The disk 15 is likewise provided with an annular groove 16 which registers with the groove Mon the disk 12, said groove adapted for the reception of ball-bearings 17, so as to allow for the free rotation of the post 10 in the foundation 11, and at the same time, reinforcing the gate and preventing the sagging of the same;

The gate comprises a plurality of bars 18, each of which has the rear end thereof bifurcated as indicatedat 19, the branches of the bifurcations engaging about the gate post 10 and being rigidly secured thereto by bolts 20, or any otheresuitable fastening means, the forward ends thereof being secured to an upright 21, which is provided with anopening in proximity to the upper end thereof, so as to provide for reciprocating movement of the latch bar 24 therethrough, the latter having an elongated rod 23 formed thereon which is mounted for.

movement through a standard 22, said standard being secured to the longitudinal bars 18.

Upon reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen that the member 23 comprises an elongated cylindrical rod, one end of which is normally in close proximity to the gate post 10 and extends through the standard 22, the forward end thereof being enlarged so as to provide a latch bar 24, as

above described, which is mounted through the upright 21 and has the extreme end thereof reduced as indicated at 27. The reduced portion 27 is normally held beyond the upright 21, through the medium of a coil spring 25, the latter having one end thereof in engagement with the inner end of the latch bar 2 1-, and the opposite end in engagement with the standard 22, whereby the latch bar 24 may be retracted through the upright 21 when pressure is exerted on the rod 23. A pin or stud 26 carried by the latch bar 2 1, so as to limit the movement of the latter through the upright 21. A post 23 is provided which has arranged thereon a cross bar 29 upon which is pivotally mounted pawls 30, as indicated at 31, the post having secured thereto and extending upwardly in parallelism with the cross bar 29, a block 32 which has mounted on the outer face thereof a plate 33, which is preferably of a semicircular configuration, so as to allow the pawls to be raised when the reduced end 27 of the latch bar 2st engages therebeneath when the gate is swung into closed position.

As shown to advantage in Fig. 4, the pawls 30 which are pivoted on the cross bar 29 are allowed to swing downwardly at an inclination, having the free ends thereof in engagement with the block 32 beneath the semicircular plate 33, so that when the gate is swung in the direction of the post 28, the reduced port-ion 27 of the latch bar 2 1 will as before stated engage beneath one of the pawls 30 and raise the same from its seat on the block 32; the pawl which is actuated, being automatically reseated on the block 32, while the reduced end 27 of the latch bar is engaged between the pawls 30.

Arranged on the post 10 adjacent the upper end thereof are a pair of drums 34- and 35, the former of which is fixedly secured thereto, while the latter is revolubly mounted thereon, the peripheral edge of each of these drums is concaved so as to facilitate the operating of the cables therewith. One of the cables which is indicated on the draw ings at 36 has one end thereof secured to the drum, and the opposite end engaged with one end of the rod 23, a second cable 37 being provided, one end of which is in engagement with the drum as indicated at 36 and the opposite end thereof extended beyond the closed ends, while a third cable 38 is provided which has one end thereof in engagement with the rod 23, and the opposite end trained about the cable 34 and extending outwardly therefrom beyond the post 10, for a purpose which will be present-ly described.

A hollow cylindrical member 36 is arranged over the drums 3d and 35 and is fixedly secured to the former, being provided with openings therein through which the cables pass through to the drum, said memher being provided in order to facilitate the guiding of the cables on the drums, preventing the accidental displacement of said cables, should undue pressure be exerted thereon.

As illustrated to advantage in Fig. 7 the drum 35 has formed inits upper face an arcuate cutout portion or slot 35 which has mounted for movement therein a pin 34, said pin depending from the lower face of the drum It is obvious that as soon as the drum 35 is rotated on the post 10, through the medium of one of the cables, that the pin 34 will engage one of the terminal ends of the slot, thus causing the drum 34. to be rotated almost simultaneously therewith. The slot and pin being provided for the purpose of allowing the slack to be taken from the cable, thereby not necessitating accurate length of cable, at the same time permitting movement to be imparted to the gate after the rod 23 has been actuated by the continued exertion of pressure on either of the cables 37 or 38. The drum 34; is secured to the post 10 through the medium of a key or the like as advantageously illustrated in Fig. 5. By this formation it is seen that the drum 34!. serves only as guide for the cable 37, immaterial of whether pressure is exerted on the cable 37 or 38, while the drum 35 is rotatable on the post 10 in a predetermined are consistent with the length of the slot 35, when pressure is exerted on the cable 37, but is actuated simultaneously with the post 10 when pressure is exerted on the cable 33, in view of the stud and socket arrangement 34: and 35, respectively. Arranged in spaced relation to each of said posts 10, are posts 40, which have the lower ends thereof mounted in concrete foundations 41 and are provided with pulleys 39 over which the cables 37 and 38 pass. Posts 12 are arranged in spaced relation to the posts 40 and are likewise mounted in concrete foundations, as indicated at at, each of said posts having mounted adjacent the upper end thereof a lever 43, one end of one of said levers being in engagement with the cable 37, while one end of the opposite lever is in engagement with the cable 39.

In operation, assuming that the gate is in a closed position, and it is desired to operate the same, pressure is exerted on either one of the levers 13, consistent with the direction in which the gate is to be opened, thereby exerting pressure on one of the cables 37 or 38,'so as to rotate the drums 34: and 35, the initial movement of which causes the latch rod 23 to be retracted in the gate, thereby disengaging the same from the post 28 with which. it is engaged for holding the gate in a locked position. By continuing the exertion of pressure on either of the levers 43, the-post 10 is rotated in its foundation, thereby swinging the gate into an open position. When the gate is thrown into a closed position after having been opened, it isseen that the latch bar will be automatically rec'ngaged with the post 28 in view of the locking pawls 30, since the latch bar in coming in contact with either one of the pawls 30, will actuate the same on its pivot 31, permitting said latch bar to engage the opposite bar from that which is raised, so as to limit the movement of the same, the one of the pawls which is actuated by the contact of the latch bar, automatically reassuming its normal position, so as to hold the latch bar from movement in either direction.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general and preferred embodiment of our invention and that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be made within the scope of the appended claims without sacrificing any of the advantages of our invention.

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device as specified including a revoluble post, a gate fixedly carried by said post, a latch bar carried by the gate for normally holding the latter in a locked position, pulleys arranged in superposed relation on said post, one of said pulleys being fixedly secured to said post and having a pin depending therefrom, the opposite pulley being rotatably mounted on the post and provided with a recess into which said pin depends, and cables t 'ained around said pulleys, one end of each of the cables being in engagement with the latch bar to disengage the latter to permit opening the gate, when pressure is exerted on either one of the cables, and means in connection with the opposite end of each of the cables for exerting pressure thereon, the initial movement Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

of said means disengaging the latch bar, and the continued actuation thereof opening the gate. 1

2. A device of the character described including a revoluble post, a gate fixedly mounted on said post, drums arranged on said post adjacent the upper end thereof, said drums being provided with concaved peripheries, cables trained in the peripheries of said drums, a lever in connection with each of said cables to operate the. same, a hollow cylindrical member inclosing said drums, for preventing accidental displacement of the cables from said drums, said member provided with openings through which said cables pass, and a latch bar slidably mounted in said gate to lock the latter and being operable by the exertion of pressure on the cables, upon the actuation of said cables primarily releasing the latch bar, and permitting the gate to be opened by a continued pressure upon said cables.

3. A device of the character described, including a post, one end of which is revolubly mounted in a foundation, a gate fixedly mounted on said post, drums provided.

with concaved peripheries, mounted on said post, cables trained about the peripheries of said drums, a latch bar shdably mounted on the gate for locking the same from movement and being in connection with said cables, a lever arranged on each side of the gate and associated with one of said cables, a stud formed on the upper of said drums, the lower of the drums being provided with a cutout portion in which said stud engages, whereby said latch bars are released upon initial movement of said levers, continued exertion of pressure on said lever opening the gate.

EBEN R. SPEER. WILLIAM T. SPEER.

Witnesses:

CLARENCE BAKER, I B. L. MAXEL.

Washington, I). G. 

